The Holly and ...

... the Ivy

I don't know about you but when I think Ivy I think Green (a bit like the second of today's images) but how about the lovely rich colours in the first shot, there is so much red and so many shades of green it is simply beautiful.

Hellebores

I have never really been that keen on Hellebores  but I now know that that is because I had never seen a really good specimen.

If I am honest I am not too keen on the first one in today's selection, I think it's a good enough photo but I'm just not struck by the flower itself.

The next three however I really like. I love the rich dark colour (even though I can't tell what colour it is) and then the green and cream of the central crown. It is really a thing of beauty so I now have a different impression of Hellebores.